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CHILO ZINCKEN. 



Face with a conical projection ; eyes large, sub-hemi- 

 spherical ; ocelli present ; antennae about two-thirds as long 

 as the costa, ciliate in the male ; labial palpi porrect, nearly 

 three times as long as the head; maxillary palpi about as 

 long as the head, triangular, and resting on the labial palpi ; 

 tongue short ; thorax smooth ; abdomen in the male with a 

 small anal tuft; legs stout, of medium length, outer spurs 

 about two-thirds as long as the inner. Fore wings with 

 twelve veins, 8 and 9 from one stalk, all the others separate ; 

 cell closed. Hind wings with eight veins, 4 and 5 from one 

 point or stalked ; cell closed. 



SYNOPSIS or THE SPECIES. 



( Fore wings with metallic fringes and sprinkles, . plejadellus. 



\ Fore wings without metallic scales, 2. 



( Fore wings with veins interlined with dark, . . . densellus. 

 \ Fore wings with the veins not interlined, . ... 3. 

 f Fore wings with the ground color white, . . squamulellus. 

 \ Fore wings with ground color brown, 4. 



!Hind wings dark fuscous, ..... comptulatalis. 

 Hind wings white, fuscous apically, . . . forbesellus. 



